FEATURED DWI

Jacob Anslem Harrison

Sept. 18, 7:09 pm

Aggravated DWI (Third)

A call for a suspected drunk driver led to an encounter between a very uncooperative person and a McKinley County Sheriff’s Officer.

Deputy Miguel Bittony arrived near the intersection of Alpha Street and Ranae Street in Mentmore and spotted a white Ford F-150 parked on the side of the road. The Ford began to drive off once Bittony pulled up, so he immediately turned on his unit lights and sirens.

The suspect vehicle stopped at the intersection and the driver, Jacob Harrison, 42, of Rock Springs, N.M., stepped out and shouted demanding to know why he was stopped by Bittony. Harrison threw his keys on the...

ALBUQUERQUE – Maroquez Clah, 28, of Red Valley, Ariz., and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, pleaded guilty on Sept. 21 to involuntary manslaughter.

Clah was arrested on an indictment charging him with involuntary manslaughter Feb. 14 . During his hearing, Clah pleaded guilty to killing a victim, referred to as John Doe, by driving carelessly with willful disregard for the safety of others in which he was under the influence of alcohol and likely to endanger a person or property.

He faces up to eight years in federal prison, followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.

Clah remains on release pending sentencing. The court has not yet set a date for...

Drivers on New Mexico roads should be extra careful in the coming weeks as the days get shorter and colder.

New Mexico State Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints; saturation patrols; and registration, insurance and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties throughout October.

State Police said in a Sept. 28 release they are bringing awareness to these events in an effort to reduce alcohol-related fatalities through continued media attention and intensive advertising.

The goal of the checkpoints is to “ENDWI in New Mexico.”

“These checkpoints are helping to change society’s attitude about drinking and driving,” the release reads. “Hundreds of lives...

GAS STATION ROBBERY

Tse Bonito, Sept. 22

A late-night call to McKinley County Sheriff’s Office led to a hunt for a suspected robber caught on security footage.

Deputy Frank Villa Jr. was dispatched to the Speedway store in Tse Bonito, 1579 Hwy. 264, after a man called and said he saw a robbery. When Villa arrived, he met with Navajo Nation Police Department Officers who were searching for the suspect, described as wearing all black.

Villa watched the video taken by the caller on his phone and saw the suspect wearing a black jacket with fur on the hood and black pants. He also wore black shoes with white soles and a white shirt under his jacket.

While Deputy Nocona Clark and Sgt...